Archive for October, 2008

Which feeds do the Google Reader team follow?

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Which feeds do the Google Reader team follow? They spill the beans here.

Oldie but Goodie: The Jeffries Plan (Katrina related)

Friday, October 31st, 2008

I just stumbled on a blog reference from 2005 to The Jeffries Plan. Not bad. Not bad at all.

Virgil O. Stamps Letterpress Laboratory

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Virgil O. Stamps Letterpress Laboratory will print your business cards (for example) on almost anything that will accept ink.

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Linux Motion App + Twitter (or Identi.ca) = real-time remote home security monitorinf

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Linux Motion App + Twitter (or Identi.ca) = real-time remote home security monitoring.

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Putting Ruby on Rails Apps on Amazon EC2

Friday, October 31st, 2008

EC2onRails is an easy way to migrate Ruby on Rails Applications to Amazon’s EC2 “cloud compute server.” Cool beans.

New California: Solution to a Deeply Divided America

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

A friend sent me this political tidbit. I do not know the source, but will gladly give credit if someone can provide a URL.

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Microblogbuzz Tracks URLS from Twitter, Identi.ca, Jaiku and Pownce

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Not sure how I managed to miss Microblogbuzz but it happened. Interesting site that tracks URLS from the Big Four microblogging services (Twitter, Identi.ca, Jaiku and Pownce). Cool beans. But there’s more…

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OpenGoo — Free & Open Source Alternative to Google Docs etc.

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

OpenGoo is a free and open source alternative to Google Docs (and other apps) you can self-host.

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Why Moto Adopting Android is a Big Deal

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

You have probably read that Motorola is adopting Android in its struggle to revive their mobile phone operation. [From Washington Post, requires free one-time registration]

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Redfly + Palm Treo = Useful

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

This review of the Redfly semi-netbook makes it sound pretty useful. The Redfly uses a Treo as it’s brain (CPU) and network connection.

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Please help me understand this photo

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

I found this image courtesy of Mathew Chen’s Ziapps. Mystery slum picture.

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Urbanspoon — the foodies delight

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Just discovered: Ultraspoon, an interesting iPhone-friendly foodie site.

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